Summerville Presbyterian Church
2065 Old US Hwy 421, Lillington NC 27546
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Our congregation is pleased to announce our new part time stated supply-
Pastor Robert Whitehouse

Worship service is every Sunday at 11:00 am.

July Newsletter

6/30/2014

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SUMMERVILLE TIMES                                                                                    JULY, 2014

     The first week of July is a time for flying the flag.  One single day is just not sufficient for celebrating the anniversary of our independence as a nation.  Our worship service on July 6 will reflect this national holiday through hymns, prayers, and sermon.  Our sermon title is “One Nation Under God,” a phrase included in  the pledge of allegiance to the flag.  We will examine Old and New Testament passages which help us to understand how people of faith function as good citizens in a democratic republic.   There will be parades, fireworks, concerts, and family gatherings throughout the nation on this day.  I  hope the celebration will be meaningful to your family, and that the festive spirit will continue through the following weekend. 

     The General Assembly of our church met in mid-June.  The secular press carries little information about meetings of our governing bodies.  I hope you will visit the website at www.pcusa.org to learn more about the actions of this assembly.  Please note that changes to the Book of Order and Book of Confessions require the subsequent approval of a certain number of presbyteries.  Commissioners to the G.A. are earnestly seeking the will of Christ for the Church, and their decisions may not always reflect prevailing views in our society.

     Our mid-summer communion service is scheduled for July 13.  There will not be another opportunity to share this experience until World Communion Sunday on October 5.  Please make every effort to attend. 

     Brenda and I appreciate your loving support following the death of her mother, Frances Winstead.  Some of you attended the visitation and service on June 18.  We celebrated her 96th birthday just prior to her death at Park View Retirement Center.  She had been a resident there for eleven and a half years.  She had a rich and full life, and we are blessed with many happy memories.   We received word of the death of Brenda’s cousin, Sandra Rutledge, of Raleigh, while on our vacation.   She was only sixty-nine, and had declined gradually with Alzheimers.  I participated in both these services.   I had officiated at the wedding for Sandra and her husband, forty-two years ago. 

Blessings to all!

Pastor Tom 

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    Pastor Robert "Bob" Whitehouse
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    Bob's roots in the PCUSA run deep. He was born the third of five children into a Presbyterian family. His father was a deacon and an 
    Elder, while his mother sang in the church choir. Bob graduated from Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pa. (Presbyterian) with a B.A, in psychology in 1978. After working in business for five years, Bob felt God's call to attend Union Theological Seminary in Va. (D.Min, 1987).
    Since graduating from Union, Bob has served pastorates in Virginia, West Virginia, and North Carolina. In addition to serving those growing churches, Bob has been president of a housing group, instituted after school programs both at church and in the community, served as a PTA president and a Ruritan, taught parenting classes, helped to start a community food pantry, sang in a popular gospel group, served a program director for a group home for adults with a serious mental illness, and served as president of Moore County NAMI. He also has extensive professional training in working with families. When he isn't working, Bob enjoys time with family, traveling, playing piano and exercising.
    Bob met his wife Joanna at Montreat, a PCUSA conference center. They married in 1991. Joanna is a retired Harnett County Schools speech therapist, who has recently returned to work part-time because she loves her calling. They have two sons. Ross lives in Greensboro, where he is a passionate member of West Market Street United Methodist Church. Peter graduated Magna Cum Laude from Davidson. He is now a research assistant pursuing a master's degree. Peter and his wife Anna Catherine live in Atlanta.
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  • Summerville Presbyterian Church
  • Pastor's Blog
  • Being Presbyterian
  • Contact Information
  • Coastal Carolina Presbytery
  • Link for Harnett Cemeteries
  • 1976 Bicentennial Celebration
  • The Lost Glory Story of Flora McDonald
  • Leave a message
  • Photos